Miscellany, Oct. 10, 1955

Battle Cry. In Washington, D.C., James Sullivan was acquitted on an
assault charge after testifying that Loren Meredith Jr. drove by his
house, spotted him wearing Bermuda shorts, shouted: "Hey there, who's
the sissy wearing his mother's panties!"

The Rivals. In Akron, Mrs. Evelyn L. Lower testified in divorce court
that her husband thought more of his dogs than he did of her, claimed
that he slept with three of the beasts at the foot of his bed
complained: "When I asked him to buy groceries, he brought home a bag
of dog food...